Suspect pleads not guilty in Ga. officer slaying

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- A man has pleaded not guilty to killing an Athens police officer and wounding another officer in 2011.

Jamie Hood was arraigned Friday on a 70-count indictment that charges with him with fatally shooting Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian and wounding Police Officer Tony Howard. He was also charged with shooting and killing 30-year-old Kenneth Omari Wray in 2010.

Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney Ken Mauldin has filed notice that his office intends to seek the death penalty.

The Athens Banner-Herald (http://bit.ly/VUm3V2 ) reports that Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard has given attorneys 30 days to prepare for a motion hearing. One issue will be the defendant's mental competency.

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